I'm all about a tube mod with an adjustable attached 510 connector that is not press/interference fit
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With all the tube mod talk im seeing just to weigh in if it is a tube mode I would like an 18350 tube mod...
Killnine,
when you say an adjustable 510, what do you mean? Like a floating center pin?
when you say an adjustable 510, what do you mean? Like a floating center pin?
Yeah I think they are usually screwed up or down if they are adjustable
anything I put to market from my designs will be all machined parts. Press fitting is not something I like.
well, as a temporary measure... my CCTS devices just showed up. Gonna make my daily PO run then come back and test em. I'll get some pictures up as soon as I can. Depending on test results, these might go live tonight along with the efest batteries and new charger.
ok well... it's not a bad lil guy.
I bought extra extension sections specifically so people could kick it with an 18650.
With both extensions, kicked with an 18650 it is about the same length as the sigelei zmax and significantly lighter (slightly longer than a provari with an 18650 extension).
The button feels decent and locks like the GGTS switch, it's all chromed brass or copper, so not stainless but... when you see the price I don't think you'll mind much. It's down right tiny in 18350 mode.
Set up is thus:
18350, fully closed.
18500, telescope tube extended.
18650, telescope extended + extension tube.
18350+Kick, telescope tube extended.
18500+Kick, telescope tube extended + Extension tube.
18650+Kick, Telescope tube extended + 2 extension tube.
I'll be selling it with just the one extension tube and putting the extra extensions on the site as an accessory you can purchase separately. This way if you don't intend on kicking it you don't have to pay for the extra segment.
I do not condone stacking batteries for reasons I don't care to go into here because of the flame war it will cause but for those of you what must... you can stack 18350s in this without buying the extra extension. The stock set up will support dual 18350s. (Again, I do not recommend you do so)
Quality wise...
It doesn't rattle at all once you've got it snug on the battery, feels pretty solid. The sidewall is pretty thin so I'm not sure how impact proof it is, I just got this one so I'm not gonna bang it around until after I've played with it a while
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The threads are good for coming out of a mass production setting. There is a lil bit of roughness at the very top and bottom of each thread but otherwise it spins pretty nice. The button feels solid, I have had a couple times that I pushed the button and got nothin, I'm thinking the kick was a little crooked though and not making a good ground contact cause I gave it a lil tap on my palm and the issue went away. The button is deffinitely not a GG button, it copies it but theres some things that will pop out at you. The threading on the 'lock nut' is a little chewy at first, after playin with it a bit it started to feel better. The locking nut likes to stick in both the locked and fully unlocked position... this is actually a good thing since you don't have to worry about it free spinning and either unlocking in your pocket or locking a 'little' and causing the button to stop working.
Also, as far as voltage loss or case resistance, I metered the 18650 I put in it at 4.06, installed the battery + one extension tube, fired it and checked the voltage at the connector and it read 4.06. That's a quick and dirty, I'm sure the case provides at least a little resistance but the Kick ran fine and I'm showing virtually no loss with the battery installed so that's a good thing performance wise.
Gotta say, I was expecting it to be sorta iffy on the quality but I'm relatively impressed. Durability wise... I'm not sure but it's gonna be pretty cheap on the site compared to most mechanical mods and it doesn't have a bottom button (I hate bottom buttons, not a huge fan of pinky buttons but if I have to choose, it's pinky).
I bought extra extension sections specifically so people could kick it with an 18650.
With both extensions, kicked with an 18650 it is about the same length as the sigelei zmax and significantly lighter (slightly longer than a provari with an 18650 extension).
The button feels decent and locks like the GGTS switch, it's all chromed brass or copper, so not stainless but... when you see the price I don't think you'll mind much. It's down right tiny in 18350 mode.
Set up is thus:
18350, fully closed.
18500, telescope tube extended.
18650, telescope extended + extension tube.
18350+Kick, telescope tube extended.
18500+Kick, telescope tube extended + Extension tube.
18650+Kick, Telescope tube extended + 2 extension tube.
I'll be selling it with just the one extension tube and putting the extra extensions on the site as an accessory you can purchase separately. This way if you don't intend on kicking it you don't have to pay for the extra segment.
I do not condone stacking batteries for reasons I don't care to go into here because of the flame war it will cause but for those of you what must... you can stack 18350s in this without buying the extra extension. The stock set up will support dual 18350s. (Again, I do not recommend you do so)
Quality wise...
It doesn't rattle at all once you've got it snug on the battery, feels pretty solid. The sidewall is pretty thin so I'm not sure how impact proof it is, I just got this one so I'm not gonna bang it around until after I've played with it a while
.The threads are good for coming out of a mass production setting. There is a lil bit of roughness at the very top and bottom of each thread but otherwise it spins pretty nice. The button feels solid, I have had a couple times that I pushed the button and got nothin, I'm thinking the kick was a little crooked though and not making a good ground contact cause I gave it a lil tap on my palm and the issue went away. The button is deffinitely not a GG button, it copies it but theres some things that will pop out at you. The threading on the 'lock nut' is a little chewy at first, after playin with it a bit it started to feel better. The locking nut likes to stick in both the locked and fully unlocked position... this is actually a good thing since you don't have to worry about it free spinning and either unlocking in your pocket or locking a 'little' and causing the button to stop working.
Also, as far as voltage loss or case resistance, I metered the 18650 I put in it at 4.06, installed the battery + one extension tube, fired it and checked the voltage at the connector and it read 4.06. That's a quick and dirty, I'm sure the case provides at least a little resistance but the Kick ran fine and I'm showing virtually no loss with the battery installed so that's a good thing performance wise.
Gotta say, I was expecting it to be sorta iffy on the quality but I'm relatively impressed. Durability wise... I'm not sure but it's gonna be pretty cheap on the site compared to most mechanical mods and it doesn't have a bottom button (I hate bottom buttons, not a huge fan of pinky buttons but if I have to choose, it's pinky).
I'm testing them a bit before I post them. If they go up tonight it'll be very late. Most likely they'll go on tomorrow.
I'm relatively pleased... I use the word relatively for a reason. This is a 40 dollar mod and you'll get at least a good 40 bucks out of it
There are some minor issues that I'm not super pleased with but given the source and price, I think it's still a good value device. The switch isn't perfect, it's perfectly functional but when I've got it in 18650+Kick mod I HAVE to use my pinky and it's just a little awkward... that's pinky switches though so I'm not sure if I'd not have the same problem with a higher quality pinky switched mechanical mod. Either way, I'm comfortable with the device, I wasn't able to even force a short, all my doodads fit on it (except the T3s obviously, since they require an ego thread) and it feels pretty solid. the threading is not perfect on them all but it's fine and after a little use they smooth out and stop being chewy.
I'm happy with em, I'll be placing another order to get more in stock tonight and I'll be putting the existing order up this afternoon/evening. Keep an eye peeled here for an update one when the product will actually be going live.
There are some minor issues that I'm not super pleased with but given the source and price, I think it's still a good value device. The switch isn't perfect, it's perfectly functional but when I've got it in 18650+Kick mod I HAVE to use my pinky and it's just a little awkward... that's pinky switches though so I'm not sure if I'd not have the same problem with a higher quality pinky switched mechanical mod. Either way, I'm comfortable with the device, I wasn't able to even force a short, all my doodads fit on it (except the T3s obviously, since they require an ego thread) and it feels pretty solid. the threading is not perfect on them all but it's fine and after a little use they smooth out and stop being chewy.
I'm happy with em, I'll be placing another order to get more in stock tonight and I'll be putting the existing order up this afternoon/evening. Keep an eye peeled here for an update one when the product will actually be going live.
Going live tonight:
Boge cartomizer restock: XXL 2.0s and Regular length 2.0s.
CCTS Telescopic mechanical mod. (see previous posts for details).
CCTS Kick extension segment for kicking the device with an 18650. You can kick it with an 18500 or 18350 stock, but you'll need the extra segment to kick an 18650.
Efest 18350 and 18500 batteries.
New single battery Xtar charger with spacers for charging different length batteries, the device will come with 2 spacers and additional spacers will be sold separately.
HOPEFULLY I'll be getting my Panasonics in today and restocking them as well.
Boge cartomizer restock: XXL 2.0s and Regular length 2.0s.
CCTS Telescopic mechanical mod. (see previous posts for details).
CCTS Kick extension segment for kicking the device with an 18650. You can kick it with an 18500 or 18350 stock, but you'll need the extra segment to kick an 18650.
Efest 18350 and 18500 batteries.
New single battery Xtar charger with spacers for charging different length batteries, the device will come with 2 spacers and additional spacers will be sold separately.
HOPEFULLY I'll be getting my Panasonics in today and restocking them as well.
Lance does the telescopic have press a press fit connector or not? I know what you are moving towards in the future but I wasn't sure about this particular device? If it's machined I'm in for two.
well... my panasonic order came in.
And it's wrong.
After waiting this long... they sent me the wrong crap >< I'm borderline furious right now because of the hassle I went through to get this order in the first place, needless to say I won't be using this supplier anymore and I'm going to light them on fire tonight when I get them back online.
So... No more panasonic CGR18650CH for right now ><
And it's wrong.
After waiting this long... they sent me the wrong crap >< I'm borderline furious right now because of the hassle I went through to get this order in the first place, needless to say I won't be using this supplier anymore and I'm going to light them on fire tonight when I get them back online.
So... No more panasonic CGR18650CH for right now ><
I'm not 100% sure, I can't really tell... but I just stuck a carto in it and tried to pry it out and the carto broke
so it's at least sturdy. It looks machined in but I can't make any promises. I'll ask the supplier tonight.
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